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Free vs Paid Antivirus Software: Which Is Better?
Discover the ultimate showdown between free and paid antivirus software. Unveil the pros, cons, and find out which option reigns supreme in protecting your digital world.
Introduction
In today’s digital age, where cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, protecting your devices and personal information is of utmost importance. Antivirus software plays a crucial role in safeguarding your digital life from malware, viruses, and other malicious activities. When it comes to antivirus software, users often find themselves faced with the choice between free and paid options. This article aims to explore the differences between free and paid antivirus software, helping you make an informed decision to ensure optimal cybersecurity.
Are you seeking antivirus protection but hesitant to invest in paid software? Well, let me share some eye-opening facts: According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, hacking costs the global economy a staggering 350 billion dollars annually. It’s crucial … Read the rest
The Best Business Antivirus for 2019
Are you switching to a new Antivirus provider? I have done some leg work to vet the following antivirus programs below. These business antivirus have the best features, such as remote installation and central management. The best business antivirus software will have enterprise-level protection against threats and many new features. I also took into consideration the best bang for the buck.
Webroot SecureAnywhere
An excellent business antivirus suite, giving you various tools such as virus protection, Firewall, Identity Theft Protection, Secure Browsing with real time anti phishing, password and login protection, Mobile Security and system optimizer.
Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security
This package makes reliable protection its top priority. Bitdefender products are loved by the independent testing labs, highly rated for malware detection, removal, performance and usability. Most of the features work automatically – anti-malware, firewall, web adviser, URL filtering – but you can also customize the product to control user … Read the rest
Fix slow internet speed with Intel Wireless-AC 7265 – 8265 when Sonicwall VPN enabled
Fix slow internet speed with Intel Wireless-AC 7265 – 8265 when Sonicwall VPN software is enabled and not even connected to the VPN destination. There is a glitch with the Sonicwall GVC 4.9 software running in Windows 10 version 1803 where when the software is enabled download speeds on the Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 – 8265 are super slow. To fix this issue you will need to obtain the Sonicwall GVC ( Global VPN Client ) Ver: 5.0 you can do this by opening a support ticket and requesting the installer or downloading it from the provided link.
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The Best Computer Maintenance Checklist
If you looking for the Best Computer Maintenance Checklist look no further. This checklist will keep your company’s laptops, desktops in top condition. A regular computer maintenance checklist can help you and your IT department tune up computers when your team is in the office, and even provide guidelines to your end users on how to take better care of their machines. Here is the best ten point checklist.
- Anti-virus: Install an anti-virus and malware protection program. Run a full scan on the computer at the initial installation to identify and remove any existing problems on the system.
- Backup: Choose and install an automated backup program like CrashPlan that connects the computer to a storage program in the cloud. Define which files need to be backed up and automate a schedule for daily backups whenever the computer is connected to the internet.
- Passwords: Improve your networks security by setting
How to Enable Windows Sandbox
The Windows Sandbox provides an isolated desktop where you can run software that might compromise your current Windows environment. Every time Windows Sandbox is started, you will be presented with a clean installation of Windows, meaning no files are preserved from the previous session.
Enable Windows Sandbox
Here are a few details before you can use Windows Sandbox. You must be running Windows 10 (18305 or later) 64-bit Pro or Enterprise SKUs, with at least 4GB of RAM, virtualization capabilities enabled in the BIOS, 1GB of free disk space, and at least 2 CPU cores.
Windows Sandbox is a built-in Windows feature which you can enable from the Control Panel.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Click Programs.
- Under Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off.
- Give consent or provide an administrator password in the UAC prompt.
Facebook Toolkit Awesome Automation.
I needed to automate some of these Facebook tasks and I’m sure some of you want to do the same, auto adding people, auto messaging, auto accept requests and a few others. After looking around for a bit I ran into something quite cool to automate certain tasks in FB. It’s a plugin by PlugEx called Toolkit For FB . This Plugin is only for Google Chrome so make sure you have that installed
Click all like buttons
- This tool will allow you to like multiple posts on Facebook.
Accept or reject all friend requests
- This tool will allow you to accept or reject multiple Facebook friend requests.
Click all poke buttons
- This tool will allow you to poke multiple friends on Facebook .
Click all add friend buttons
- This tool will allow you to send friend requests to multiple people.
Click all share buttons
- This tool will allow you
Microsoft Edge Being Switched To Chromium
If you haven’t heard already Microsoft Edge is switching to the open-source Chromium software. This is the same software that Google Chrome is based on. This is a beautiful idea most because who wants to navigate a hand full of folder paths to reach favorites. I really hope that they will place them back to the original location. The reason why Microsoft is moving to the Chromium based software is due to website compatibility issues. May developers use Macs to cram out code and graphics for websites and well these Mac users do not have access to Edge. Microsoft said that the new browser can be used on Macs which will increase compatibility not only for current sites but for future sites as well.
Currently there is no beta or screenshots of the new browser and we will most likely have to wait for late 2019 before we can get … Read the rest
How to Uninstall the Kaseya Agent from Macs.
How to remove Kaseya Agent from Macs can be a challenge sometimes hopefully these few simple steps can assist you on removing the agent successfully.
- Applies to: All VSA’s. Download the following package and extract the zip contents.
KaseyaUninstall.pkg.zip
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- Run the KaseyaUninstall.pkg installer and choose to Install to the Macintosh Harddrive. Although this appears to be installing a product, it is actually running the uninstallation script for the Kaseya Agent. (NOTE: You may have to go into System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General Tab to allow the software to run. )
- Launch Terminal and run the “rm -rf /var/tmp/kpid” command.
- Remove the agent with root rights, i.e. in Terminal run the “sudo rm -rf /var/tmp/kpid” command and then provide the root password
- The Kaseya Agent and all associated files should now be removed.
Setup Windows 10 System Restore. Not Enabled by Default.
Did you know that Windows 10 does not have system restore configured by default? System Restore comes handy when a patch crashed your system or updated drivers and software that caused unwanted reactions of the computer.
1. Find and Open System Restore
At the search box in Windows 10 search for system restore and select Create a restore point from the list. When the System Properties dialog box opens up, click the System Protection tab. Make sure (C:)(System) is high lighted then and then click the [Configure] button.
2. Enabling System Restore
Click on the radio button Turn on system protection. Afterwards use the Max Usage slider to determine how much of your hard drive to use to store. Restore Points — 5% to 10% is usually sufficient then click [OK].
3. Restoring your PC – Within Windows 10
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Windows 10 re-releases the October 2018 patch which was delayed for over a month
Hey friends It’s Patch Tuesday and Microsoft’s Windows 10 October 2018 Update version 1809 had a horrible release last time. Good news is that they have resolved a number of issues with this re-release update.
This was an update that had to be immediately halted because the update could cause you to loose files and have other random glitches.
Remember before pushing this update to your system to check your storage. Read last months article for details.
Windows 10 October 2018 update:
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